Ethiopian Air begins flight operations to Manila, Philippines

Ethiopian Airlines, the fastest growing airline in Africa is launching the much anticipated new service to Manila, in the Philippines from July 09, 2015.

Ethiopian will be offering the service thrice weekly to Manila. The new flights to Manila will be operated with Ethiopian Boeing 767-300 aircraft with 24 seats in Cloud Nine and 211 seats in Economy class.

The new flight to Manila will bring the total number of international destinations to 88. Manila, the economic and political capital of the Philippines, is home to extensive commerce and to some of the most historically and culturally significant landmarks in the country.

Ethiopian will serve the growing traffic between Africa and Asia, and is perfectly timed to give the best possible connectivity options to passengers travelling between most points in Asia and Africa by giving access to the industrial and manufacturing development zones of both continents.

With the start of Ethiopian flights, passengers from neighboring countries such as: Brunei and Taiwan will be able to enjoy smooth and seamless connection between all the major cities in Africa such as Addis Ababa, Nairobi, Lagos, Accra, Luanda and Johannesburg with minimum layovers.

Chief Executive Officer of Ethiopian, Tewolde Gebremariam, said: “we are very happy to start this historic flight to the capital of Philippines.

Manila will be our strategic point of access to the Southeast Asian neighboring countries by availing excellent connectivity options.

Our flights to Manila will also greatly contribute to the strengthening of trade, investment and tourism ties between the booming African continent and the highly developed, innovative and business-friendly states of Asia.”

Ethiopian Airlines operates the youngest fleet in the continent with an average of less than seven years and currently serves 85 international destinations across five continents with over 200 daily departures.